Officers

President : Sun Roesslein , CSFM

President Elect : Adam Thoms , Ph . D .

Secretary-Treasurer : Alpha Jones , CSFM

Vice President Commercial : Erin Boyd Wilder

Directors

Academic : Chase Straw , Ph . D .

At-Large ( elected ): Kyle Patterson

At-Large ( appointed ): Lee Van Meeteren

Commercial : Warren Gorrowitz

Higher Education : Casey Carrick , CSFM

Parks and Recreation : Zack Holm , CSFM

Professional Facilities : Dan Farnes

Schools K-12 : Jeremy Driscoll , CSFM

SFMA OFFICE P . O . Box 1673 Lawrence , KS 66044 Phone : 800-323-3875 Email : SFMAInfo @ SportsFieldManagement . org www . sportsfieldmanagement . org

SFMA EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chair : Brad Thedens , CSFM Vice Chair : TJ Brewer , CSFM Board Liaison : Chase Straw , Ph . D . Members : Matthew Arms , CSFM ; Joe Churchill ; Cliff Driver , CSFM ; Kate Garassino ; Rebecca Knapp , CSFM ; and Tony Koski .

October is upon us , which means the 2025 Conference is just a few months away ! SFMA headquarters staff along with VRS , the board and conference committees have been working year round to put together our flagship event for you . Registration opens this month , and I really hope to see you in Palm Springs . Stay tuned for November ’ s issue , which will feature an in-depth preview of our time in the desert for our Oasis of Knowledge .

Something huge that has been happening at SFMA HQ is the migration to a new association management system . This new system was necessary on several fronts , but what you should notice is an enhanced user experience with a personalized dashboard and advanced features . The new system will also better support the HQ team .

Please note that as this is a completely new system — your previous username and password will no longer work . For security reasons , we are unable to transfer existing usernames or passwords . You ’ ll need to follow the instructions on the welcome page to create a new account . This process will link your new account to your previous account . Please take a moment to update your access .

Now that the business is handled , I would like to congratulate the 2024 Rising Star Award winners announced in this issue ! These sports field management professionals have been nominated by their peers to be recognized as up-and-coming leaders in our profession ( i . e ., sports field managers to keep an eye on as they continue to grow the game ).

Please consider nominating someone you feel should be recognized for next year ’ s class . Program details can be found at https :// sportsfieldmanagementonline . com / rising-star-awards / or you can email Editor John Kmitta at jkmitta @ epgacceleration . com . I would also like to thank the board members who have contributed to this column throughout the year . We truly have a great team in the boardroom ,

which is a microcosm of our profession . Whether it ’ s hosting a chapter event and watching members jump in to help clean up , seeing the support for each other on social media , hearing members advocating for one another or knowing you have a network to reach out to for support , I ’ m incredibly honored to be a part of the SFMA team with each of you .

Happy fall ! SFM

Sun Roesslein , CSFM SFMA President Sun . Roesslein @ jeffco . k12 . co . us

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